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His Good Name: Essays on Identity and Self-Presentation in Ancient Egypt in Honor of Ronald J. Leprohon., 2021
Papers by Kei Yamamoto
Wonderful Things: Essays in Honor of Nicholas Reeves, 2023
This paper demonstrates the distinction between two similar expressions, “ditto” and “likewise,” ... more This paper demonstrates the distinction between two similar expressions, “ditto” and “likewise,” as they were used by late New Kingdom scribes at the Valley of the Kings.
Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, 2015
Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, 2015
Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, 2015
His Good Name: Essays on Identity and Self-Presentation in Ancient Egypt in Honor of Ronald J. Leprohon, 2021
Guardian of Ancient Egypt: Essays in Honor of Zahi Hawass, 2020
The creation of the earthwork at Birket Habu in ancient Thebes represented a considerable expendi... more The creation of the earthwork at Birket Habu in ancient Thebes represented a considerable expenditure of resources whose purpose is neither adequately understood nor agreed. That the feature was excavated to its largest dimensions during the reign of Amenhotep III is, however, generally agreed. Here, we present a hypothesis that the Birket Habu might have been created, or significantly expanded, in order to mitigate the negative impact of floods on the memorial temple of Amenhotep III at Kom el-Hettan.
An Excellent Fortress for His Armies, a Refuge for the People Egyptological, Archaeological, and Biblical Studies in Honor of James K. Hoffmeier., 2020
Abydos: The Sacred Land at the Western Horizon, 2019
Among the Egyptian collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is a group of fifty-five art... more Among the Egyptian collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is a group of fifty-five artefacts and faunal remains that derives from a single tomb in Abydos. This article catalogues these objects and examines their archaeological context in light of previously unpublished records that are kept in the Egypt Exploration Society’s archive. The burial assemblage and its context indicate that the anonymous tomb owner was probably a member of the upper middle class from the end of Dynasty 6.
African Archaeological Review, 2019
Among ancient Egypt’s most prized imports were resins and other aromatics obtained mainly from or... more Among ancient Egypt’s most prized imports were resins and other aromatics obtained mainly from or through Nubia and Punt, an area that included the African and Arabian shores of the southern Red Sea. Egyptian texts emphasized the association between these places and the imports of aromatics, indicating that the use of incense and other types of aromatics was likely a foreign introduction to ancient Egypt. This paper surveys the Egyptian terminology for specific and general
forms of incense and proposed modern identifications. It presents the evidence for Egyptian contact with Punt in the context of the incense trade and shows the importance of African aromatics within several spheres of Egyptian culture from the late Predynastic to Ptolemaic
times. Egyptian religious practices embraced incense as a signifier of the divine, and Nubian gods in the Egyptian pantheon were intimately associated with incense.
Apart from religion, aromatics played important roles in the political realm, and both the aromatics trade and processing were a state enterprise.We explore the political, economic, and commercial networks that shaped the importation of aromatics in ancient Egypt and the implications for understanding cultural appropriation and intercultural entanglement between Egypt and its southern neighbors.
by Antonio J. Morales, Kelly Accetta Crowe, Sergio Alarcón Robledo, ernesto echeverria valiente, Sebastian Falk, Salima Ikram, Mohamed Osman, Raúl Sánchez Casado, Kei Yamamoto, Eman H.Zidan, Dina Serova, Manuel F Carrillo, and Sofía Illana López
This report presents the archaeological, epigraphic, conservation, geological, architectural, and... more This report presents the archaeological, epigraphic, conservation, geological, architectural, and site management activities carried out by the Middle Kingdom Theban Project – a project under the auspices of the University of Alcalá Expedition to Deir el-Bahari (Luxor) – in its third season (March–April 2017). In this season, the archaeological
team focused on the mortuary complexes of both Henenu (TT 313) and Ipi (TT 315), with interesting findings such as the re-discovery of the mummification deposit for the vizier Ipi, originally located by Herbert Winlock and the Metropolitan Museum of New York in 1922, and the stepped ramp of Henenu. In addition, conservation and restoration activities were conducted in the sarcophagus chamber of Ipi while new works on the geology, architecture, and 3D reconstruction of the tombs were undertaken during the season.
by Raúl Sánchez Casado, Antonio J. Morales, Mohamed Osman, Kei Yamamoto, Eman H.Zidan, Sebastian Falk, Dina Serova, ernesto echeverria valiente, Sofía Illana López, Patricia Mora Riudavets, and Iria Souto
This report presents the archaeological, epigraphic, conservation and site management activities ... more This report presents the archaeological, epigraphic, conservation and site management activities carried out by the Middle Kingdom Theban Project – a project under the auspices of the Freie Universität Berlin Mission to Deir el-Bahari – in the first two seasons (2015–2016). The two initial seasons have provided abundant material
for the researchers to investigate the origin, history, and role of the early Middle Kingdom necropolis in the northern hills of Deir el-Bahari, its tombs and elite officials buried there, and shall shed light on the history, society, and religion of the period initiated by Mentuhotep II at Thebes at the end of the Eleventh Dynasty.
After a brief survey of various uses of the sledge in ancient Egypt, the article focuses on the r... more After a brief survey of various uses of the sledge in ancient Egypt, the article focuses on the role of this mundane implement in funeral processions. Because of its close association with funerary rites, the
sledge was often incorporated into the design of various types of burial goods, ranging from coffins to canopic chests to shabti boxes. This study traces the history of these sledge-based funerary items from the 18th Dynasty to the Late Period and then explores the possible meaning of the iconography. It is proposed that the image of a sledge became a symbol of spiritual transformation in ancient Egypt.
Book Reviews by Kei Yamamoto
His Good Name: Essays on Identity and Self-Presentation in Ancient Egypt in Honor of Ronald J. Leprohon., 2021
Wonderful Things: Essays in Honor of Nicholas Reeves, 2023
This paper demonstrates the distinction between two similar expressions, “ditto” and “likewise,” ... more This paper demonstrates the distinction between two similar expressions, “ditto” and “likewise,” as they were used by late New Kingdom scribes at the Valley of the Kings.
Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, 2015
Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, 2015
Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, 2015
His Good Name: Essays on Identity and Self-Presentation in Ancient Egypt in Honor of Ronald J. Leprohon, 2021
Guardian of Ancient Egypt: Essays in Honor of Zahi Hawass, 2020
The creation of the earthwork at Birket Habu in ancient Thebes represented a considerable expendi... more The creation of the earthwork at Birket Habu in ancient Thebes represented a considerable expenditure of resources whose purpose is neither adequately understood nor agreed. That the feature was excavated to its largest dimensions during the reign of Amenhotep III is, however, generally agreed. Here, we present a hypothesis that the Birket Habu might have been created, or significantly expanded, in order to mitigate the negative impact of floods on the memorial temple of Amenhotep III at Kom el-Hettan.
An Excellent Fortress for His Armies, a Refuge for the People Egyptological, Archaeological, and Biblical Studies in Honor of James K. Hoffmeier., 2020
Abydos: The Sacred Land at the Western Horizon, 2019
Among the Egyptian collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is a group of fifty-five art... more Among the Egyptian collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is a group of fifty-five artefacts and faunal remains that derives from a single tomb in Abydos. This article catalogues these objects and examines their archaeological context in light of previously unpublished records that are kept in the Egypt Exploration Society’s archive. The burial assemblage and its context indicate that the anonymous tomb owner was probably a member of the upper middle class from the end of Dynasty 6.
African Archaeological Review, 2019
Among ancient Egypt’s most prized imports were resins and other aromatics obtained mainly from or... more Among ancient Egypt’s most prized imports were resins and other aromatics obtained mainly from or through Nubia and Punt, an area that included the African and Arabian shores of the southern Red Sea. Egyptian texts emphasized the association between these places and the imports of aromatics, indicating that the use of incense and other types of aromatics was likely a foreign introduction to ancient Egypt. This paper surveys the Egyptian terminology for specific and general
forms of incense and proposed modern identifications. It presents the evidence for Egyptian contact with Punt in the context of the incense trade and shows the importance of African aromatics within several spheres of Egyptian culture from the late Predynastic to Ptolemaic
times. Egyptian religious practices embraced incense as a signifier of the divine, and Nubian gods in the Egyptian pantheon were intimately associated with incense.
Apart from religion, aromatics played important roles in the political realm, and both the aromatics trade and processing were a state enterprise.We explore the political, economic, and commercial networks that shaped the importation of aromatics in ancient Egypt and the implications for understanding cultural appropriation and intercultural entanglement between Egypt and its southern neighbors.
by Antonio J. Morales, Kelly Accetta Crowe, Sergio Alarcón Robledo, ernesto echeverria valiente, Sebastian Falk, Salima Ikram, Mohamed Osman, Raúl Sánchez Casado, Kei Yamamoto, Eman H.Zidan, Dina Serova, Manuel F Carrillo, and Sofía Illana López
This report presents the archaeological, epigraphic, conservation, geological, architectural, and... more This report presents the archaeological, epigraphic, conservation, geological, architectural, and site management activities carried out by the Middle Kingdom Theban Project – a project under the auspices of the University of Alcalá Expedition to Deir el-Bahari (Luxor) – in its third season (March–April 2017). In this season, the archaeological
team focused on the mortuary complexes of both Henenu (TT 313) and Ipi (TT 315), with interesting findings such as the re-discovery of the mummification deposit for the vizier Ipi, originally located by Herbert Winlock and the Metropolitan Museum of New York in 1922, and the stepped ramp of Henenu. In addition, conservation and restoration activities were conducted in the sarcophagus chamber of Ipi while new works on the geology, architecture, and 3D reconstruction of the tombs were undertaken during the season.
by Raúl Sánchez Casado, Antonio J. Morales, Mohamed Osman, Kei Yamamoto, Eman H.Zidan, Sebastian Falk, Dina Serova, ernesto echeverria valiente, Sofía Illana López, Patricia Mora Riudavets, and Iria Souto
This report presents the archaeological, epigraphic, conservation and site management activities ... more This report presents the archaeological, epigraphic, conservation and site management activities carried out by the Middle Kingdom Theban Project – a project under the auspices of the Freie Universität Berlin Mission to Deir el-Bahari – in the first two seasons (2015–2016). The two initial seasons have provided abundant material
for the researchers to investigate the origin, history, and role of the early Middle Kingdom necropolis in the northern hills of Deir el-Bahari, its tombs and elite officials buried there, and shall shed light on the history, society, and religion of the period initiated by Mentuhotep II at Thebes at the end of the Eleventh Dynasty.
After a brief survey of various uses of the sledge in ancient Egypt, the article focuses on the r... more After a brief survey of various uses of the sledge in ancient Egypt, the article focuses on the role of this mundane implement in funeral processions. Because of its close association with funerary rites, the
sledge was often incorporated into the design of various types of burial goods, ranging from coffins to canopic chests to shabti boxes. This study traces the history of these sledge-based funerary items from the 18th Dynasty to the Late Period and then explores the possible meaning of the iconography. It is proposed that the image of a sledge became a symbol of spiritual transformation in ancient Egypt.